Ambush Kills Beat Officer

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54-year-old William Henry Anderson plied his trade as a St. Louis Police Officer for 25 יאָרן. Assigned to a beat near Natural Bridge and Vandeventer Avenues, Officer Anderson was known as the “Friendly Copper” by the residents and businesses on his beat. Working the overnight shift on a cold February morning, Officer Anderson was walking on Vandeventer just south of

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Preston Anslyn’s Early Exploits

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Before he was promoted to Special Officer, סט. Louis Police Officer Preston Anslyn responded to calls for service like any other patrolman. On the morning of February 28, 1916, Anslyn was patrolling the area of Franklin and Jefferson Avenues. A citizen notified Anslyn that 30-year-old Albert Kivet was celebrating after his birthday on February 27th. During his revelry, קיבט אטאקירט

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Chief Desmond Solves Cooper Killing

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אויף דאנערשטאג, יאַנואַר 23, 1902, סט. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, איינער פון סט. לוי’ רייכסטע מענער, אָונד רעזידענטשאַל גרונטייגנס און אנדערע אַסעץ וואַליוד בייַ 2 מיליאָן דאָללאַרס. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. לוי. ער

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באַלעבאָס באַטלער און די סט. לוי מאַשין

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ווען עס קומט צו מאַשין פּאָליטיק און אָרגאַניזירט פאַרברעכן, קאַנסאַס סיטי האט שטענדיק אָוטשאָנע סט. לוי. Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine helped land Harry S. Truman in the White House. קאַנסאַס סיטי איז אויך היים צו עטלעכע גדולים פּראָפיל גאַנגלאַנד שוטינגז. סט. לוי’ לעצטע אָרגאַניזירט פאַרברעכן פירער איז ערעסטיד פֿאַר פּלייינג קאַרדס. We did have a Democratic party political machine around

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Morris Packing Co. Robbers Caught

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21-year old Charles Merrell had already served a term in the Missouri Penitentiary for stealing a car in Scotland County, when he got the idea to hold up the Morris Packing Company on Saturday, אַפּריל 22, 1922. Merrell could not pull the job by himself, so he recruited another ex-convict, 33-year-old Hugh Pinkley. Merrell was employed as a mechanic at

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Detective Desmond Catches Eddie Guerin

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Before he was the “Sherlock Holmes of St. לוי”, סט. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond was Detective “Billy” Desmond. One of the most talented detectives in St. לוי פּאָליצייַ געשיכטע, Desmond met one of the most famous international criminals in history, Eddie Guerin, in the mid-1880s. Guerin robbed the American Express Office in Paris in the early 1900s. French

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סט. Louis Police Nab Wild Bunch Members

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אויף דינסטאג, נאָוועמבער 5, 1901, סט. לוי פּאַליס קאַפּטשערד בן קילפּאַטריקק און לאַוראַ בולליאָן פֿאַר זייער אָנטייל אין די גרויס נאָרדערן באַן גנייווע אין מאָנטאַנאַ אויף יולי 2, 1901. Before the case was settled, קילפּאַטריקק וואָלט דינען 10 years and Laura Bullion would serve three and a half years in the Missouri Penitentiary but it would take several weeks for

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1922 Morris Packing Company Robbery

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On the morning of Saturday, אַפּריל 22, 1922, a green Paige automobile pulled up in front of the Morris Packing Company at 3000 ז. בראָדוויי. One man emerged, looked around and waived for his companion to exit the back seat. After hesitating for a few seconds, the other man exited as the automobile crawled down the busy street. די צייט

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מאָרד בייַ 2912 Washington

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Buildings are just piles of boards and bricks without the stories that are attached to them. During November 1912, סט. Louis Police Officer Arthur Huddleston was killed by paroled murderer Albert Whitefield. Whitefield had surprised his common-law wife, who was entertaining another gentleman caller. Whitefield attempted to kill her before two St. Louis Police Officers responded to her cries for

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Sergeant Jenks and The Bear

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אין 1877, סט. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. סט. Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. סט. Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, סט. Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. לוי

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